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diff --git a/lib/arel/engines/sql/relations/utilities/externalization.rb b/lib/arel/engines/sql/relations/utilities/externalization.rb
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+++ b/lib/arel/engines/sql/relations/utilities/externalization.rb
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+module Arel
+  class Externalization < Compound
+    include Recursion::BaseCase
+
+    def table_sql(formatter = Sql::TableReference.new(relation))
+      formatter.select relation.select_sql, self
+    end
+
+    # REMOVEME
+    def name
+      relation.name + '_external'
+    end
+  end
+end
+\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/lib/arel/engines/sql/relations/utilities/nil.rb b/lib/arel/engines/sql/relations/utilities/nil.rb
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+++ b/lib/arel/engines/sql/relations/utilities/nil.rb
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+module Arel
+  class Nil < Relation
+    def table_sql(formatter = nil); '' end
+    def name; '' end
+  end
+end
+\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/lib/arel/engines/sql/relations/utilities/recursion.rb b/lib/arel/engines/sql/relations/utilities/recursion.rb
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+++ b/lib/arel/engines/sql/relations/utilities/recursion.rb
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+module Arel
+  module Recursion
+    module BaseCase
+      def table
+        self
+      end
+
+      def table_sql(formatter = Sql::TableReference.new(self))
+        formatter.table self
+      end
+    end
+  end
+end
+\ No newline at end of file